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Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.

Ben Hogan

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Ben Hogan
Age: 84 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 13
Died: 1997
Died: July 25
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Certainly, if you can't manage your game, you can't play tournament golf. You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can't play every hole the same way. I never could.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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I never played a round when I didn't learn something new about the game.
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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don't make a big deal out of an easy shot.
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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don't ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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Every day that you don't practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it's a joy that very few people experience.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
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I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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